What is recorded here
In W half of a ringfort (GA070-045----). A well-preserved drystone-built Man-made underground passage, roughly T-shaped in plan, consisting of two chambers connected by a creep. Access is gained via an opening at E end of 1st chamber (L 7.75m, Wth 1.75m) which runs E-W. Some 5m W of the present entrance, the creep (L 1.47m Wth 0.86m) extends off S wall and leads to 2nd chamber (L 6.4m, Wth 1.73m max.) which runs at a right angle on a N-S axis.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999).
Date of upload: 05 August 2010
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThe monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation